| Literature DB >> 33022889 |
Daniela Doege1, Melissa S Y Thong1, Lena Koch-Gallenkamp2, Lina Jansen2, Heike Bertram3, Andrea Eberle4, Bernd Holleczek5, Ron Pritzkuleit6, Annika Waldmann7,8, Sylke R Zeissig9, Hermann Brenner2,10,11, Volker Arndt1.
Abstract
BACKGROUND: Depression is more prevalent in breast cancer (BC) survivors than in the general population. However, little is known about depression in long-term survivors. Study objectives were: (1) to compare the age-specific prevalence of depressive symptoms (a) in BC survivors vs female population controls, (b) in disease-free BC survivors vs BC survivors with self-reported recurrence vs controls, and (2) to explore determinants of depression in BC survivors.Entities:
Keywords: age factors; breast cancer; depression; long-term cancer survivors; mental health; population health
Year: 2020 PMID: 33022889 PMCID: PMC7666751 DOI: 10.1002/cam4.3476
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Cancer Med ISSN: 2045-7634 Impact factor: 4.452
Description of breast cancer (BC) survivors (stage I to III at diagnosis) and population controls
| BC survivors | Population controls | Diff. unadj. | Diff. adj. | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| n | % | n | % | % adj. | % |
| % |
| |
| Total | 3010 | 100.0 | 1005 | 100.0 | |||||
| Mean age (SD) | 65.3 | (9.6) | 58.7 | (14.3) | 4.7 |
| |||
| Age at survey | |||||||||
| 30‐49 | 216 | 7.2 | 309 | 30.7 | 7.2 | −23.5 |
| — | — |
| 50‐59 | 597 | 19.8 | 222 | 22.1 | 19.8 | −2.3 | 0.12 | — | — |
| 60‐69 | 1083 | 36.0 | 209 | 20.8 | 36.0 | 15.2 |
| — | — |
| 70‐79 | 962 | 32.0 | 160 | 15.9 | 32.0 | 16.1 |
| — | — |
| 80‐89 | 152 | 5.0 | 105 | 10.4 | 5.0 | −5.4 |
| — | — |
| Education | |||||||||
| ≤9 y | 1633 | 54.3 | 347 | 34.5 | 43.5 | 19.8 |
| 10.7 |
|
| 10 y | 848 | 28.2 | 339 | 33.7 | 31.3 | −5.5 |
| −3.1 | 0.12 |
| ≥12 y | 529 | 17.6 | 319 | 31.8 | 25.2 | −14.2 |
| −7.6 |
|
| Employment | |||||||||
| Full‐time | 225 | 7.5 | 207 | 20.6 | 13.6 | −13.1 |
| −6.1 |
|
| Part‐time | 434 | 14.4 | 259 | 25.8 | 16.9 | −11.4 |
| −2.5 | 0.05 |
| Unemployed | 47 | 1.6 | 28 | 2.8 | 2.4 | −1.2 |
| −0.8 | 0.16 |
| Housewife | 694 | 23.1 | 181 | 18.0 | 20.1 | 5.1 |
| 3.0 | 0.10 |
| (Early) Retirement | 1503 | 49.9 | 288 | 28.6 | 43.8 | 21.3 |
| 6.1 |
|
| Other | 106 | 3.5 | 42 | 4.2 | 3.2 | −0.7 | 0.36 | 0.3 | 0.63 |
| Having a partner | 2141 | 71.1 | 726 | 72.2 | 71.0 | −1.1 | 0.52 | 0.1 | 0.88 |
| Having children | 2556 | 84.9 | 833 | 82.9 | 85.5 | 2.0 | 0.13 | −0.6 | 0.67 |
| Comorbidities (self‐report) | |||||||||
| Stroke | 76 | 2.5 | 22 | 2.2 | 2.7 | 0.3 | 0.58 | −0.2 | 0.82 |
| Myocardial infarction | 58 | 1.9 | 12 | 1.2 | 1.5 | 0.7 | 0.12 | 0.4 | 0.50 |
| Heart failure | 281 | 9.3 | 57 | 5.7 | 6.4 | 3.6 |
| 2.9 |
|
| Diabetes mellitus | 317 | 10.5 | 88 | 8.8 | 11.0 | 1.7 | 0.13 | −0.5 | 0.73 |
| Depression (ever before) | 691 | 22.9 | 206 | 20.5 | 18.9 | 2.4 | 0.12 | 4.0 |
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All results are based on 25 imputations of missing values. Numbers might not add up to total sample size due to rounding of multiple imputation results. Percentages might not add up to 100% due to rounding of percentages.
Adjusted to age distribution of cancer survivors cohort.
Diff. in proportions among controls minus survivors.
Description of breast cancer (BC) survivors (stage I to III at diagnosis) with and without recurrence after their breast cancer
|
All BC survivors | BC survivors, recurrence | BC survivors, disease‐free | Difference | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| n | % | n | % | n | % | % |
| |
| Total | 3010 | 100 | 381 | 100 | 2629 | 100 | ||
| Mean age (SD) | 65.3 | (9.6) | 64.6 | (10.6) | 65.4 | (9.4) |
| |
| Age at survey | ||||||||
| 30‐49 | 216 | 7.2 | 45 | 11.8 | 171 | 6.5 | 5.3 |
|
| 50‐59 | 597 | 19.8 | 67 | 17.6 | 530 | 20.2 | −2.6 | .24 |
| 60‐69 | 1083 | 36.0 | 128 | 33.6 | 955 | 36.3 | −2.7 | .30 |
| 70‐79 | 962 | 32.0 | 126 | 33.1 | 836 | 31.8 | 1.3 | .62 |
| 80‐89 | 152 | 5.0 | 15 | 3.9 | 137 | 5.2 | −1.3 | .29 |
| Tumor stage (UICC, TNM 6) | ||||||||
| I | 1357 | 45.1 | 130 | 34.2 | 1227 | 46.7 | −12.5 |
|
| II | 1403 | 46.6 | 202 | 53.1 | 1201 | 45.7 | 7.4 |
|
| III | 250 | 8.3 | 49 | 12.7 | 201 | 7.7 | 5.0 |
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| Treatment | ||||||||
| Breast‐conserving | 2266 | 75.3 | 212 | 55.6 | 2054 | 78.1 | −22.5 |
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| Axilla dissection | 2844 | 94.5 | 361 | 94.7 | 2483 | 94.4 | 0.3 | .80 |
| Radiotherapy | 2528 | 84.0 | 320 | 83.9 | 2208 | 84 | −0.1 | .98 |
| Chemotherapy | 1805 | 60.0 | 265 | 69.5 | 1540 | 58.6 | 10.9 |
|
| Hormone therapy | 1516 | 50.4 | 203 | 53.3 | 1313 | 49.9 | 3.4 | .22 |
All results are based on 25 imputations of missing values. Numbers might not add up to total number of BC survivors due to rounding of multiple imputation results. Percentages might not add up to 100% due to rounding of percentages.
Difference in proportions among BC survivors with recurrence minus disease‐free BC survivors.
Breast‐conserving therapy or mastectomy with reconstruction.
FIGURE 1Prevalence of depression (according to GDS‐15) in BC survivors and controls; stratified by age (A, B) and by age and recurrence (C, D), adjusted for age and education. Asterisks (*) mark statistically significant differences in pairwise comparison (p < .05). The spans of the lines (C, D) indicate which subgroups differ significantly in pairwise comparison, for example, if the line spans three columns, it indicates a significant difference between BC survivors with recurrence and controls. Recurrence is defined as self‐report of recurrence, metastases, or another primary cancer after the diagnosis of the study cancer. All results are based on 25 imputations of missing values
FIGURE 2Predictors of depression in BC survivors (odds ratios with 95% confidence intervals). Reference groups: a60‐69 y; b<10 y; cunemployed, housewife, or (early) retirement; d≥1500€; eliving in an own household; f5‐9 y; gstage I; hBMI < 30 kg/m2